St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-16
THE SOUTHERN GIRL.
Some of Her characteristics Ora.
phicaIly Described.


White Sulpher Springs Cor, N Y, Times.
The Southern Girl is.a type peculiar
to the soil. She resembles no other young
lady in the country. In thought, man
ner, and method she has distinct per-
sonality, and could be picked out with
ease IN multitude.
AS rule she is slender and strong
She is reasonably we'll modelled, a ten
dency to tight-lacing among the tradi
tions of her people having had it's nat
ural effect to some extent upon her Fl
CURE. She is generally good-looking
and often handsome. Her nervous per-
sOnality is of value in this direction, for
her eyes are bright and her perceptions
quick. She is as rule hfgh-spirited and
somewhat self-willed. She is harder to
control than the Northern Cir, land when
and the old people object, she usually car
rieS out the programme if it takes sad
die horse and railroad to accomplish
it. None the less, however, she is 'un-
usually Shrewd in determining her
choice, and does not usually make mis-
takes. She thinks for herself to great
er extent than is the case in other sect
ions, and is quite able to take care of
herself under all the conditions that en-
virOn her. She reads men cleverly, and
is herself somewhat difficult to read.
She dresses well. Here she passes
through three chrysalis states daily,
appearing as q new kind of butter
fly each time. She dresses for the fore
noon, for example in brown and white
silk: she appears at dinner in lavender
and white; and at supper is panoplied
for the ball. She is perfectly at home in
a decOllette dress, and likes it. She
wears it with ease and unconscious
ness, however low it be in front and
back, just as her mother and her grand
mother did. Between times she wears
alawn-tenniS- suit. and is master of the
situation, whether it be the tenniS-cOurt,
the promenade, OF the ballroom,
Her style is rather pronounce. She
speaks in a high-keyed voice and talks
rapidly. She belongs to society called
s'The Growing Hens.'' She speaks of
her escort invariably as her s'man,' and
of the gentlemen in general as 1.-The
men," She is never visible in public
without one of these useful and con-
venient articles beside her. With him she
walks, rides,-she rides well-sits I'M
der parasol on the lawn, or adorns a
sofa in the hall corners. She also sits,
whenever she can, in a window. The
moment she attainS popularity or fame
as belle the sofa and the window-sill
are her peculiar and chosen arenas of
fascination. Her conversation is direct
ed mainly at the topics of the day and
badinage of light and airy character.
Her age is from nineteen to twenty
three. She never passes the latter age,
An OK team could not make her. Her
younger sister, at that age which is gem
orally supposed to mOnopOliZe perfect
innocence of the world and white
dresses, does not come here. She is
kept at home awaiting her sisters estab-
lishment, matrimonially, when she will
be allowed to come and do likewise.
The Southern girls particular speci-
atty is dancing. She can dance every
dance nnder the sun, including all the
kick-ups, kicks, and running races
which have been invented by the dane
ing-master since dancing was taken
from the polite arts and raised to
place among athletic sports. She is the
most gracuful of dancers, and would
rather dance than eat. This would not
be remarkable if it were confined to the
hotel here, for most of the guests would
rather dance than eat what is brought
them, but with her it is generally true.
She is as light as fairy, and graceful
as could be desired, and is so fond of
floating over the floor, a trois tramps.
unat Sne Will Qance Wltn announcer girl
rather than keep still.
The Office of the chaperone seems to
be purely perfunctory here. 1t probably
is elsewhere in the South. for the South
ern Girl knows her world and needs no.
body to guard her. At all events the
chaperone usually keeps discreetly out
of the way, and her charge is allowed
the most perfect freedom. This free
dom she Utilities in the most enjoyable
manner and with the wisest discretion.
In fact, the Southern Girl Is a most
clear-headed as well as companionable
young person, and takes all the uncom-
mon events of life, from a torn dress
while dancing to proposal of marriage,
with a GOODNESS bordering upon ice
cream.